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On the second day, just as the sun was shining brightly, Shui Qingyan woke up.

"Miss, you're awake!" When Shui Qingyan woke up, Yu Niang clasped her hands together and recited, "Amitabha."

"Yu Niang, we have yet to pay you the silver from the coffin shop." Shui Qingyan smiled as she looked at Yu Niang.

"I already told Ping Hua to go, don't worry Miss, she should be back by now." The Yu Niang said as he came up to help Shui Qingyan.

"Ping Hua?" Shui Qingyan could not help but frown, there was no such person in her courtyard.

"They are two girls sent by the Second Aunt. One is called Ping Hua and the other is called Huang Hua." The Yu Niang said as someone entered the room.

"Is Miss awake?" Seeing Yu Niang helping Shui Qingyan out of her bed, the person immediately knelt and kowtowed, "Miss, this servant Huang Hua greets Fourth Miss."

"Get up." Shui Qingyan did not reveal any expression of disgust, nor did she display any sign of liking them.

"Yu Niang, get dressed. I need to go see father." As she said that, the corner of Shui Qingyan's mouth hooked up into a faint smile.

Yu Niang looked at the faint smile on the corner of Shui Qingyan's mouth. In her heart, she could already guess what the young miss was going to do.

"Miss, this servant will help you put on your clothes." Huang Hua stepped forward.

"Go wash up. This is enough for Yu Niang." Shui Qingyan said.

"Yes." Huang Hua accepted the order.

"Miss, the person sent over by Second Aunt, Miss shouldn't believe so much." Yu Niang couldn't help but ask as she dressed Shui Qingyan.

Shui Qingyan laughed: "Currently, you are the one closest to me in this world."

Upon hearing this, the hand which was helping Shui Qingyan to put on her clothes paused. Looking at Shui Qingyan's bland smile, Yu Niang continued to dress him in silence.

After a long while, Shui Qingyan laughed and said, "If Yu Niang gets tired one day, I will let you go."

"Yu Niang will never leave young miss." Yu Niang shook her head, carefully avoiding the terrifying whip wounds on Shui Qingyan's back and wore a loose set of clothes for him.

"The higher you climb, the harder you fall. Yu Niang, may we have the time to show our trust in each other." After Shui Qingyan finished laughing, Yu Niang kneeled down, "Miss, Yu Niang swears that he will never betray the Miss in his life, otherwise he will die a horrible death."

Shui Qingyan turned around and walked out: "Sixth Senior Servant treated me sincerely for fourteen years, and in the end, I ended up with an incomplete corpse. If you treat me sincerely, you might end up with an incomplete corpse."

Yu Niang shook her head slowly as she looked at Shui Qingyan's calm but straight back: "If that's the case, then this Yu Niang is willing to accept my fate."

"Accept your fate?" Shui Qingyan shook her head, stopped in her tracks, turned slightly to the side, and looked in the direction of the Yu Niang: "If you choose to follow me, then don't even think about 'accepting fate'. I, Shui Qingyan, have never believed in fate."

The Yu Niang trembled slightly. Looking at Shui Qingyan's pupil-less eyes, a ripple appeared in her heart.

Shui Qingyan continued to walk outside.

Yu Niang smiled, she stood up and followed along: "Yes, young miss is right."

After Shui Qingyan heard this, she also smiled slightly. Yu Niang, I hope you won't disappoint her.

Huang Hua walked into the living room of the outer room, just in time to bring some toiletries over. Yu Niang went to the kitchen to help Shui Qingyan wash up.

At this moment, only Huang Hua was left in the room.

"Where are you from?" Shui Qingyan asked.

"Reporting to Fourth Miss, this servant lives in the west side of the city. Due to the fact that there are too many sisters in the family and the parents are unable to support me, I bought this servant's Shui’s Marion." Huang Hua said honestly.

"Yes." Shui Qingyan nodded, she naturally knew that the Madam Hu had sent the person, so she could not completely trust him.

"How many brothers and sisters are there in your family?" Shui Qingyan asked again.

"This servant is the third oldest. There are two older sisters above and three younger sisters below." Huang Hua answered honestly.

Shui Qingyan nodded her head: "Since it's not far, I should have heard about the matter of me killing my personal servant in Ma Ji Town."

Hearing this, Huang Hua kneeled down suddenly: "Miss, Huang Hua will definitely take good care of Fourth Miss, and will not be like Cui Hua and Hong Hua, who will not have any regrets, I hope Miss can give Huang Hua a way out."

"You have to earn your own living." Shui Qingyan picked up the morning tea beside him, "My bad reputation is spread far and wide, and I'm a better family wouldn't be willing to send my daughter to my courtyard."

"Miss might not know, but this servant's family is poor, so I had no choice but to send this servant to Shui’s Marion." Huang Hua kowtowed repeatedly.

Shui Qingyan took a light sip of water and then played with the cup in her hand. Although Shui Qingyan couldn't see with her eyes, that gaze gave Huang Hua a different kind of pressure.

"I'll give you a chance. If you choose to continue staying in the Yi'an Yard, then your heart will be at ease. If not, then the consequences for Hong Hua and Cui Hua will be yours." When Shui Qingyan finished speaking, Huang Hua suddenly raised her head and coincidentally met Shui Qingyan's eyes that did not have pupils.

"Tell me the truth." Shui Qingyan smiled and said three words.

Huang Hua felt that Shui Qingyan's smile was similar to the man-eating flower that came out of the Underworld's Demon Cave, it was very scary.

"Miss." Yu Niang entered and saw Huang Hua kneeling on the ground, looking at Shui Qingyan in horror. Yu Niang understood in her heart that Shui Qingyan was cleaning up the courtyard. She did not say anything, but walked over to the side of the table and prepared breakfast, then helped Shui Qingyan to go over for dinner.

"Take your time to think about it while I eat." Shui Qingyan said as she stood up and walked towards the table.

Hearing this, Huang Hua lowered her head and did not say a word.

Miss, this morning, the two old wives sent the Senior Servant Qiu over. They said that they had an account book and a key, and hoped for Miss to retrieve it as soon as possible. Yu Niang gave a bowl of porridge to Shui Qingyan and placed it in front of him.

"Greetings to father, and then to the two old wives." Shui Qingyan picked up her spoon and started to eat her breakfast.

"Do you want to redeem the jewelry that Miss sold that day?" The Yu Niang asked again.

"For a new one." Shui Qingyan replied with two words.

When Yu Niang heard this, she found it a little difficult, "Young miss, that day we took out more than five thousand gold, and we weren't betting our lives."

Shui Qingyan smiled slightly: "Then you should take the contract over, redeem the item, and sell it to someone else."

"Miss, these are the jewelry that Miss usually loves. Selling them would be a pity." Yu Niang was reluctant.

"There are still some priceless treasures. Don't worry, I'll just leave everything there. I can use them for some silver later." Shui Qingyan shook her head.

"Now that Miss has learned how to feed back money, no one will be able to deduct Miss's monthly money. Miss won't have to worry about money in the future." Yu Niang was still a little unwilling to part with them. Some of the jewelry was worn along with their clothes, it was too unfortunate that they were sold.

"Not only did I have to change the jewelry in the box, I also had to change the people in the courtyard." Shui Qingyan put down the spoon in her hand, and in the room, the sound of porcelain colliding with each other could be heard.

"Miss." Yu Niang wanted to say something, but she couldn't say a single word out loud.

"After killing Hong Hua and Cui Hua, I have never regretted it. Even if I was imprisoned for a month and the Emperor whipped me three times, I think it was worth it to avenge the Sixth Senior Servant." Shui Qingyan slowly said.

Huang Hua looked at Shui Qingyan blankly. So the rumors were all true.

"The reason why I helped me tidy up my Yi'an Yard is because I want to make them the safest place. When I return from being tired outside, I can put down everything to sleep." Shui Qingyan continued.

"I abandoned those luxurious jewelry because I was no longer the Shui Qingyan from before. The me today, I live for myself, for the Sixth Senior Servant, for the Yu Niang, for the people who love me." Shui Qingyan smiled slightly.

"Yu Niang, this world is constantly changing." Shui Qingyan seriously looked in the direction of the Yu Niang, "So if Yu Niang is still the same as before, in the future, there will be someone more suitable to replace you in the Yu Niang's position."

Yu Niang's pupils contracted.

"The Yu Niang I want, needs to understand love, ruthlessness and decisiveness." Shui Qingyan smiled as she looked at Yu Niang, "I don't want to see a repeat of Sixth Senior Servant's tragedy."

Yu Niang was stunned.

Shui Qingyan picked up his spoon and took a bite from it as she leisurely ate her breakfast.

The eighteen strongholds had already remembered her, Second Aunt was also related to the eighteen strongholds, there was a Chu Chen who was eyeing her covetously, and his father's actions were abnormal. She could foresee that the days in the future would not be ordinary, thus the Yu Niang had to be strong enough to continue onward.

When Shui Qingyan finished her bowl of porridge, the Yu Niang smiled. "Yu Niang understands.

After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Shui Qingyan put down the spoon.

Yu Niang passed a mouthwash for Shui Qingyan, and after Shui Qingyan gargled her mouth, Yu Niang handed over a handkerchief.

After everything was completed, Shui Qingyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Yu Niang."

Yu Niang smiled and did not say anything. In the past, Miss had never said she lived for her and never smiled at her. But now that Miss had changed, what reason did she have to continue guarding it?

"Huang Hua, have you decided yet?" Shui Qingyan looked at Huang Hua.

After Huang Hua was mentioned, she was stunned for a moment before lowering her head.

Seeing that, the Yu Niang took the bowl and walked down, leaving Shui Qingyan and Huang Hua in the room.

Shui Qingyan quietly waited for Huang Hua.

After a moment, Huang Hua opened her mouth and asked, "Young mistress, are the rumors outside true?"

"What rumor?" Shui Qingyan laughed and said, "There are all sorts of rumors outside, which one are you talking about?"

"The matter of the Assistant Minister wrongly accusing Miss." Huang Hua raised her head and looked at Shui Qingyan. She didn't want to miss a trace of expression on his face.